Dan is an experienced Partner in the Corporate Team specialising in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures.

Dan has over 15 years’ corporate finance experience and acts for wide range of clients including, mid-market corporates, PLCs, litigation financing companies, OMBs and education institutions.

Dan has more recently acted as director of a European litigation business backed by an international credit fund.

Dan is based in our Nottingham and Leicester offices with a great reputation as an active member of the East Midlands business community.

Daniel is a highly regarded experienced specialist commercial litigator and defamation expert, ranked as a Leading Partner by the Legal 500

Daniel is a corporate transactional lawyer, who supports his clients with their corporate and commercial needs across the full lifecycle of their businesses from start-up fundraising to private or public market exits and global reorganisations.

David is a highly experienced commercial litigation specialist with over 20 years’ expertise in handling litigation and arbitration for international clients.

David’s cases are often complex, high-value, and international in scope.

David is skilled in the strategy and tactics integral to dispute resolution. He takes a commercial approach, aiming to resolve disputes efficiently and cost-effectively, with a strong commitment to achieving outcomes that align with his clients’ best interests.

I am a City trained commercial real estate solicitor with over 20 years’ PQE with current partnership and leadership experience, a high level of commercial and financial awareness, an ethic of client focused service delivery and a keen interest in business development.

Dean works with owner managed businesses and larger corporates on a wide range of corporate deals/transactions, domestic and international business reorganisations, and corporate governance matters.

Debbie works closely with her clients to ensure that she understands the required outcomes and works pragmatically to achieve them.

Debra is a specialist contentious trust and probate solicitor who advises on all areas of contentious trust and probate matters, representing private individuals, trusts and charities.

Ed has undertaken all aspects of residential conveyancing with a large proportion of his work at the top of the market dealing with £1 million plus transactions.

Ed works with clients from all sectors (particularly healthcare/life sciences, sport, technology, media and communications) on wide-ranging non-contentious contractual, IP, data protection and competition law issues.

Eddie works with a highly skilled team to deliver industry specific advice to the asset finance and leasing sector.

Emma manages a growing sales team within our social housing department, acting specifically for Housing Association clients. Emma is passionate about her role and what the team can achieve, working together to benefit the needs of the client.

Esther is an experienced and trusted advisor to the firm’s education clients and supports universities, FE colleges and schools in dealing with a range of sensitive and complex employment and education related issues. As well as being a solicitor, she is a qualified workplace mediator, using her mediation skills to help nip workplace issues in the bud. She also regularly undertakes investigations into matters involving both staff and students.

I am delighted to have joined Shakespeare Martineau in Scotland, a certified B Corp firm that embodies a culture of bravery, collaboration, trust and authenticity.. For me, this means I am free to develop and grow a team in a supportive environment. The firm has an impressive national client base. I look forward to working with clients, adopting an outcomes-based approach in dealing with their disputes.

Gareth listens to his clients to understand and achieve their goals and objectives.

Gary is a social housing specialist who engages with all stakeholders to ensure landlords and property managers achieve their goals for their housing stock.

Gemma has been working in the healthcare sector for over 15 years and has acted for dentists, pharmacists, opticians, care home providers, domiciliary care agency providers, fostering agencies and specialist care providers in a wide range of transactions.

Grant heads up the banking practice in Scotland and has more than 32 years’ experience in the banking sector.

Hannah is a private client specialist working with all types of individuals to provide tailored asset protection and estate planning solutions.

Helen leads the company secretarial team in the London Office, which provides board support, entity management and statutory compliance support to large and small private and publicly listed companies.

Specialising in the acquisition and disposal of development land, Holly works with clients to maximise development potential and avoid potential pitfalls.

Huw is a highly experienced in advising on the tax aspects of corporate finance, venture capital, property finance, property and capital market transactions and funds, and international private wealth.

Jack works with developers, landowners and promoters to bring forward residential development, specialising in the acquisition, promotion and disposal of land and developer-side affordable housing deals.

Jake Holmes leads the firm’s banking and financial services offering from our Southampton footprint.